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Kentucky, Fulton

Flood Warning

Statement as of 10:24 PM CST on February 21, 2018

Expires 3:23 AM EST on February 23, 2018

The Flood Warning continues for the Ohio River at Cairo* until further notice.* At 10:00 PM Wednesday the stage was 42.3 feet. * Flood stage is 40.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 49.5 feet by Thursday morning then begin falling.* Impact... at 50.0 feet... the first gate is closed at Cairo.

Lat... Lon 3709 8946 3717 8916 3709 8907 3680 8900 3651 8918

1009 PM CST Wed Feb 21 2018

The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River at New Madrid* from late Saturday night until further notice.* At 9:00 PM Wednesday the stage was 28.9 feet. * Flood stage is 34.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast.* Forecast... rise above flood stage by early Sunday morning and continue to rise to near 37.5 feet by Friday morning.* Impact... at 38.0 feet... heavy agricultural damage begins.

* multiple rounds of rain, moderate to heavy at times, will increase the risk for areal flooding through the first half of the weekend.

* The main flooding concern will be along small streams and creeks that feed into already swollen rivers across the region. Especially in areas that receive multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall. Elsewhere, elevated water levels in low lying and poor drainage areas may lead to standing water across some roads that typically flood.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based oncurrent forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possibleflood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should beprepared to take action should flooding develop.

* multiple rounds of rain, moderate to heavy at times, will increase the risk for areal flooding through the first half of the weekend.

* The main flooding concern will be along small streams and creeks that feed into already swollen rivers across the region. Especially in areas that receive multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall. Elsewhere, elevated water levels in low lying and poor drainage areas may lead to standing water across some roads that typically flood.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based oncurrent forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possibleflood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should beprepared to take action should flooding develop.